Bagdad, Tasmania

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Bagdad (postcode: 7030, 42°37′S 147°13′E) is a small rural community 40 km north of Hobart, in the south-east of Tasmania, Australia. It has a population of around 650. In the days of the horse and buggy, it was an important rest area and horse changing for those continuing their journey up Constitution Hill. It is now an area of orchards and small mixed farms and a commuter settlement.

The town was named by the explorer Hugh Germain, who is said to have carried two books in his saddlebags while travelling, the Bible and the Arabian Nights,and he was renowned for naming places from these books.

During the early part of the Iraq war in April 2003 the town's website was being bombarded by confused internet users from around the world trying to contact Iraqis.

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• Bagdad community overview
• Sydney Morning Herald article 5 April 2003